Be Your Own Cheerleader

I carry a 3X5 card in my purse with by biggest dreams written on it.  When I feel less than positive, I read the goals and remind myself that at one point, I felt I could achieve them.  Taking that moment for the bitg picture reinforces that if I believed in myself to achieve something significant (like building a school) then I can easily deal with the smaller hurdles in my daily life.

~Sarah Taylor, Sebastabol, CA
Letter to the editor from Whole Living: Body + Soul

What can I add to that?  One of the hardest things for us to do is to continue to hold on to our dreams.  We set our goals when we feel strong and all is going well, but when times go bad — the car breaks down, there are layoffs at work — we can have difficulty keeping the faith. What were once vivid, spirit-filled dreams can now appear foolish and overly idealistic.

But we need to move past that. Great things aren’t accomplished in 30 days, and that means facing emotional peaks and valleys.  If we gave up every time things got tough or every time we faced self-doubts, we’d never do anything.

One of my favorite quotes says,”Sometimes you have to believe in other people’s belief in you until your own belief kicks in.” What Sarah suggests above is that you can be the other person whose faith supports you when doubt creeps in.  You look back and trust the other you who dreamed those dreams and had enough faith and courage to write them down. That person believed in you and your dreams. Use that strength to carry you through.

Make a great day.

Heck, while you’re at it, make it a great day for someone else, too.